Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-25
The Potomac Regatta.


TROPHIES TO BE R0WED FOR On THE :2STH OF NEXT
MONTH.
The committee in charge OF the sixth annual
Potomac River regatta 10 be held Wednesday,
september ~, conducted b. the Columbia Athletic
cub and Potomac Boa. club has issued Il preiimi-
nary announcement. which s,ates that the rules
and definitions of the National Association uf
Amateur OaroEaen Will b. strictly observed in the
fUinwing races: Single Scull shells, senior: single.
Scu shells, junior; IOur cared shells senior: four
Dared Shells junior; 1uur cared gigs: eight Dared
shells All races tO be r0'Te t.l national course
one mile and aIal1, straight away. An indIvlduai
PF.Zc VIII bc given To each winning contestant
and handsome banner 10 the club cf winning
crews Tine trophies 10 be roNed lOr in the several
events ar: Four cared shells senior tn. .B4gsf'
ana 'ENENlNG STAR cups FCuT cared shells.
junior. the Mason cup. Four cared gigs, tht.
faILicr cup The '>TAH" cup Is an annual
trophy, while the POST ..PalnItr" and Mason
cups become the property OF The clubs winning
tLeIn three consecutive times-tue ''MasCn" cup
IrlET confined 70 the District Of columbia and
baitlihort. Entries VIII b. closed september "A.
Iue regatta coIuuI.tIcr i COApe ed OI I!. follow
inE: Columbia Athletic CiUb-ioward Perry, y.
l. hdooh. FI1Ah VI ,'ard- Potomac Boat Club
Auslii Herr, ". : Parks, :. A. DoUgherty.
Chairman. Austin Hcrr; secretary, Frank H.
",fd; Treasurer, y T. Mason
ACCIDENTALLY DROwSED.-Yesterday afternoon
about oCsock i CU!OTed IMAM named Charles
Johnson. employed on a sand boat accidentally
iclI overheard while stepping from one beat u
another, near Broad Creek AMI was drowned Ne.
Resided on I'll ID streets southwest for a
number o. years, and VAS secretary OF sand
mems Assembly, No .l61-
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses have
been issued by tne clerk Uf the court to George
l. Porter and Orclder NJ Brown; Robert &. Walton
az indianapolis, Ind. ais. Annie C. Nckeiden: w
y. Frazier and Mary T. Gaines, VIZ. Hirst ana
Fannie ". Ryan.
ROBBERIEs BEPoRTED.-NIiss j. Melvin and Miss
Matte fissstr, No '0s East Capitol street repert
tie larceny OF clothing and other articles worth
q -. - '''' - '-'' -'' 'e'''
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MAKXEr.-Two hundred and
t"rnty-lour cattle on the market yesterday; III
sO.d 10 eastern buyers: I5 sold To but chez, AZ fol-
lows: Best sold from i 10 4 SC per 10; good ~
10 3z.c per To-; nel1um, ) 10 3-.c. per b.: COM
n."h' : 10 &c per 10; 20 leIt over; 961 sheep
AMI lambs On the market; $50 sold u follows:
oid sheep sod from * To 3<c. per To-: lambs
s9.d from y To 6se- per ID; q. left over "a
cattle was dull Market for sheep and lambs was
lair.
SAYS He FIRED IN THE Arg--To-day in the
Polce Court VIM Thomas coiOred was tried for
&aeiuiIlns Washington Addison. also colOred. IL
s.pPCifS tAtS iAOhtS WAS charged by addison
" ith talking about him TO i woman Last uivht
The men quarreled, and Thomas fired one shot az
-tulIson- IhoIits c4allned that Ae fired the shot
II the air 10 1rlghJen Addison. but his testimony
Vas c0ntradictei by witnesses for the prosec,i-
tloH- Thomas was sentenced TO six months In
JAIL
Held FOR PASSING A COUNTERFEIT SILVER Dol.
LAK--TO-Gay, in the Police court, Vincent Handy
colOred, was charged with passing counterfeit
silver dollar on john Stearn an and the cas-. was
Continued until Tomorrow StearInan soils s;ts
pehders ON the street and Handy works on
Auckster wagon Tuesday afternoon Handy pur-
chased a pair OF suspenders from Stearman, giving
nm silver dollar 10 change, which IL Il alleged
VS. counterfeit Stearman yesterday swore out
a"arraht, aud Officer Breen arrested Handy, who
was committed 10 jail In default OF 81 COO bonds.
a 10y SENI TO JAIL FOX AN INDECENT ASSAULT
Inc case Oh Edward Thompson, the white boy
charged with al indecent assault ON Lille Gra-
ttiii an tleseh-year Old cOl0red girl, was called
lo! lfiai IN the Police court this morning. The
curt heard the testimony OF the girl and her
brother as 10 the alleged assault aud their mother
testified To the TACT that her daughter complained
Va .HS 10Y . GOhuuct, ana was afraid to be left
alone IN the house for lear he would enter and
asaln assault her The defense offered no testi-
hiVhS, ana the defendant was given SIN months In
lail- Appeal noted